On the move: KPMG names new global head of public affairs

February 2, 2024 11:08 AM

KPMG International named Dan Konigsburg its new global head of public affairs. Plus, Deloitte Tax held its annual tax competition for university students, and promotions were announced at Kassouf, CohnReznick, KSM, Johnson Lambert and other firms across the country.

ALABAMA

Ashley Hudson

Ashley Hudson and Bridget O'Neal were promoted to manager at Kassouf, Birmingham, while Margaret Novak was promoted to supervising senior and Max Archer to senior. In addition, Anna Mooney returned to the firm as a manager in the estate planning and administration group, while Mike Payne was named the firm's first business advisor.

CALIFORNIA

Andersen, San Francisco, added a number of collaborating firms in South America: First Capital Group in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Valoriza in Santiago, Chile, and Miami; Valuaciones de Chile in Chile; Confianza in Bogota, Colombia; and Giron Valuation Services in Estado de México. (See our story.)

ILLINOIS

Janice Vanover, Margaret Hacus and Teresa Ippolito were promoted to principal at Friedman + Huey, Frankfort.

Julia Duquette was hired as an audit partner in the federal audit practice at Sikich, Chicago.

Jeff Brandt was named CEO of Xamin, Lincolnshire, a subsidiary of Mowery & Schoenfeld, succeeding Xamin founder Jonathan Smith.

NEW YORK

Dan Konigsburg

Dan Konigsburg was appointed global head of public affairs for KPMG International, succeeding Stephen Allis, who will retire from the firm at the end of March.

LMC, New York City, promoted, in attest, Nick Grgas to director, Ovadia Mosseri, Gus Molina, Frank Waite and Bianka Gozhita to manager, and Rosa Magliulo to senior; in tax, Nasrin Aktar and Alex Rivero to semi-seniors; in LM CFO + CAS, Faina Maryasina to manager; and in operations, Dmitriy Guller to chief information officer and Allison Schubert to senior recruiter.

CohnReznick, New York City, elected 24 professionals to its partnership: in tax, Ben Anderson, Thomas Cimochowski, Alexis Deutsch, Jason Hornung, Brigid Morrissey, Patrick Olerich, Anton Rayetskyy and Vikas Thaker; in assurance, Ben Beer, Cody Bronson, Ryan Ebner, Staford François, Jason Mintz and Nicole Stan; in transactional advisory, Avi Bobker, Aaron Kolko and Anna Kostanian; in valuation advisory, Dhar Kalsi and Steve Munson; in government & public sector, Roman Castillo; in national tax, Cindy Galamgam, Jola Tuck and Dan Wise; and in project finance & consulting, Joe Green.

Deloitte Tax announced the winners of its 2024 Deloitte FanTAXtic competition, which challenges university students to tackle a complex business tax case. This year's case asked students to provide advice on structuring a new business, encompassing guidance on tax matters such as depreciation, recognizing income and determining a specific business income deduction. The national finals were held at Deloitte University, in Westlake, Texas, Jan. 19-21, and included 16 teams from schools across the country. The team from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, took first place; the Florida State University team took second; and the team from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, took third. More information about the competition, including a list of all the participating teams, is available here.